The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joost Jansen finished 1,162nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:46. The race faded late: the second half went 8:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:28v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 5:17v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:51v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:05v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 6:01v median +1:05
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 5:58v median +1:04
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 6:44v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.